Augustinus CALMET [religious name of Augustin CALMET]
Het algemeen groot historisch, oordeelkundig, chronologisch, geografisch, en letterlyk naam- en woord-boek, van den gantschen H. Bybel.... Versierd met noodige landkaarten en koopere plaaten, dienende tot de gedenk-stukken der Jooden en andere oudheden, ter opheldering der H. Schrift. [Dictionary of the Holy Bible]
Samuel Luchtmans|Amsterdam 1725|28.30 x 43.20 cm|2 volumes reliés
First Dutch edition after the original French edition of 1722. It is copiously illustrated in volume I with a frontispiece by Gunst, an engraved epistle page, 2 title headpieces, 7 maps, 35 plates including several on double pages, some with 2 figures per plate; in volume II with a title headpiece, 60 plates (including several on double pages) and 4 plates of medals. The plates represent views and scenes, costumes, monuments, archaeology...
Modern pastiche binding in full brown calfskin. Spine with raised bands decorated. Spine lightened. Traces of rubbing. Some foxing and occasional worming, browned pages, others yellowed, some with browning. One plate in volume II with 10 cm tear repaired. In volume I, p. 265, words underlined in blue pencil.
A monument of exegetical literature accompanied by superb illustration. The work is a dictionary that is historical, geographical and chronological.
Modern pastiche binding in full brown calfskin. Spine with raised bands decorated. Spine lightened. Traces of rubbing. Some foxing and occasional worming, browned pages, others yellowed, some with browning. One plate in volume II with 10 cm tear repaired. In volume I, p. 265, words underlined in blue pencil.
A monument of exegetical literature accompanied by superb illustration. The work is a dictionary that is historical, geographical and chronological.
€1,800